Read the news every day

The Iraqi government has decided to re-open the ruins of babylon
for tourists and research, but a lack of funding, and years
of abuse under the Hussein administration has left the ruins
in a dilapidated state. Nadhim al-Jubouri, a US allied Sunni Arab
and a leader in the Arab Awakening Council was arrested by
the national police for murders committed in 2006. Obama is preparing to select a nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. Interviews and colleagues suggest that his choice will not be a loud-liberal to counter Scalia’s conservative voice, but a pragmatist leaning more toward the center of the political spectrum in an effort to make sure the supreme court is mirroring the social and ideological state-of-mind of the country. The news for 5/3/09.

May Day sparks riots over the crashing economy: peaceful protests take place in France, while violence errupts in Germany and Turkey. Swine flu is baffling doctors in Mexico, as they try to identify the lethal strains of the virus. A geneticist has analyzed DNA from various African tribes, discovering people of african descent are more genetically diverse than any other ethnicity, and tracing geneology of African decendents back 200,000 years. Day 2 in the news.

The swine flu is nearing pandemic status and has been found in many countries around the world, Britain plans to pull most of the troops left in Iraq before the end of May, and a decades-long war in Sri Lanka is reaching a boiling point, pitting the minority hindu Tamil Tigers against the majority Buddhist government, killing nearly 6500 civilians since January. And, that’s the news for the day.

There’s so much going on in the world, and my local news doesn’t really seem to cover much. I need to take 20 or 30 minutes everyday and read up on the current events and happenings of the world, starting today.

i bye the newspaper everyday
it is so useful i read it in the bus
in my way to university
cuz it take 45 min. to be there

i’ll start now . today’ll be the first day to read the news ….i don’t know what gonna happen later….
but knowing what is happening in the outside world is very good
i hope that….....

I have become the person I used to scorn—someone who just doesn’t know what the hell is going on in the world

My college has a readership program which donates free NY Times and Wall street Journals to students. I’ve been getting much more aware of U.S. and international events.

but I am getting some sort of news every day now. I like being better-informed, that’s for sure.

but, my god, it is dull and redundant most days. Well, not really dull. I wish it were more dull actually. But not enjoyable to read.